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WorksheetsReligion midterm
Total questions: 104
Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins
A leading polling organization (Gallup) has found that Americans who are religious and attend church at least once a week are significantly happier than those who are non-religious.
True
False
Perfect and complete happiness can be achieved in this life.
True
False
Throughout the history of humankind there have been many religions that have engaged in offering prayers, sacrifices and rituals in order to express belief and worship in a divine being
True
False
Human language always falls short of fully describing who God is.
True
False
If we ignore God and forget about God, God will ignore and forget us.
True
False
The mystery of the Holy Trinity may be compared to a family which is selfless in its love for each other.
True
False
Atheism and agnosticism are sins against the virtue of
Charity
Religion
Using the ability to reason can help a person to arrive at a belief in God. This process is called
Devine revelation
Natural revelation
The Deposit of Faith
includes Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition
is the teaching authority of the Church
Sacred Scripture includes
only the Gospels
Old and New Testaments
none of the above
How many books does the Old Testament contain
36
46
27
How many books does the New Testament contain?
27
4
14
Secularism is (choose one)
Worshiping something or someone other than the true God
An indifference to religion
A theist is (choose one)
A person who denies the existence of God
A person who believes in a personal God
An Atheist is (choose one)
a person who denies the existence of God
a person who declares it is impossible to prove, affirm, or deny God’s existence
Salvation History is (choose one)
a binding and solemn agreement between God and God's people
Relating to or proceeding directly from God
The story of God’s saving action in human history
St. Thomas Aquinas had how many proofs for the existence of God?
(a)
The official teaching authority of the Church, made up of the bishops in communion with the pope
Apostolic Tradition
Catechism
Magisterium
An indifference to religion and a belief that religion should be excluded from civil affairs and public education.
Agnosticism
Theism
Secularism
St. Augustine in speaking to the Lord, "Our hearts are (a) until they rest in thee."
Who or What is God's perfect Revelation to human beings?
(a)
What are the two parts of the Deposit of Faith, Sacred_______________ and Sacred _____________________
(a)
EXTRA CREDIT TWO POINTS: We have been reading a passage from the Bible at the beginning of each class. This passage comes from St. Paul's First Letter to the (a)
EXTRA CREDIT TWO POINTS: On September 8th we celebrated the (a) of Mary
EXTRA CREDIT TWO POINTS: On Monday we celebrated the Exultation of the _____________ _________________ (two words)
(a)
EXTRA CREDIT TWO POINTS Mr. DeRenzo brought in a section of the paper that he makes a habit of reading. This section of the paper honors the memory of someone who recently died. This section of the paper is called the (a)
Because the Bible was written so many years ago, it has absolutely no relevance or meaning for a teenager today
True
False
God is the true author of the Bible and God worked through many different human authors in order to convey religious and spiritual truths.
True
False
The written Word of God is “without error” in matters pertaining to religious truths and salvation.
True
False
A “literal” interpretation of the Bible and a “literalist” interpretation of the Bible refer to exactly the same thing
True
False
Which of the following words do we use when we describe how God authored Sacred Scripture?
Living
Inerrant
Inspired
Literalistic
The standard list of books recognized by a religious community to be genuine and inspired is known as a ___. *
Tradition
Testament
Canon
Vulgate
Catholic Bibles contain seven books that are not a part of the Protestant Bible. We describe these as ___.
Tradition
Redaction
Anagogical
Deuterocanonical
St. Jerome translated the entire Bible from the original variety of languages into ___.
Latin
English
Greek
Hebrew
Biblical scholars use ___ to determine the literal sense of the Bible.
Exegesis
Canon
Apocrypha
Literalism
Which of the following is not an example of a literary genre found in the Bible?
Novel
Law
History
geneaology
Who can guide you toward a more correct interpretation of Sacred Scripture?
The Holy Spirit
The magisterium
All of the above
Scripture scholar
The Bible is
A science book
A history book
Both a science and history book
A written record of Devine revelation
The important Church Father who translated the Bible from the original languages into Latin is
St Jerome
St Augustine
St. Paul
St Benedict
Which “scholarly biblical criticism” focuses on the editors and the theology of the editors?
Form criticism
Historical criticism
Source criticism
Redaction criticism
Which “scholarly biblical criticism” focuses on determining the historical and cultural context?
Form criticism
Redaction criticism
Source criticism
Historical criticism
The process of digging into a biblical passage to uncover material that helps reveal what God intends to convey is called
Literary genre
Exegesis
Prophecy
Liturgy
Biblical Old Testament fragments that were discovered in Israel in the late 1940’s and that pre-date Christ are called
The liturgy of the hours
The vulgate
The Dead Sea scrolls
The apocrypha
How many books in the Old Testament did Martin Luther find offensive and ask to be removed from the Bible?
(a)
How many books in the New Testament did Martin Luther find offensive and ask to be removed from the Bible?
(a)
During class we have read, on the Laudate App, a letter from the Second Vatican Council about the Word of God. Please write the Latin Title of the letter we have read in class.
(a)
Our text book divides the Old Testament into how many sections?
(a)
Chapter Three of our textbook is titled
(a)
How many books are there in the entire Catholic Canon of Sacred Scripture, Old and New Testament combined?
65
73
36
71
Gutenberg Bibles are the rarest and most expensive printed books that collectors can buy.
True
False
The forty-six books of the Old Testament, because they are “old,” are basically worthless to Christians today
True
False
The Old Testament represents the Chosen People’s faith experience over how many years
900 years
300 years
200 years
1000 years
The Bible has been translated into how many languages?
100
1000
5
2000
The first five books of the Bible are
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Baruch, Ezekiel
Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Tobit, Ezra
Psalms, Proverbs, Song of Songs, Sirach, Ecclesiastes
The four categories of the Old Testament are
Pentateuch, Historical Books, Wisdom Books, Prophetic Books
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
Epistles, Didache, Revelation, Kerygma
none of the above
Which of the following groups includes the major prophets
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
Solomon, David, Saul, Rehoboam
Ruth, Judith, Miriam, Esther
The stages of the formation of the New Testament are
the life of the Historical Jesus, Oral Tradition, Writings
poetry, singing, dance
liturgical worship, quiet prayer, singing
none of the above
All twenty-seven books of the New Testament were written in which language?
Italian
Latin
Koine Greek
This set of books contains stories of prehistory and of the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
The Historical Books
The Pentateuch
The Wisdom Books
The Prophetic Books
The Books of 1 and 2 Samuel belong in this section of the Old Testament
The Pentateuch
The Historical Books
The Wisdom Books
The Prophetic Books
These books address the ways that God works in individuals’ everyday lives.
The Pentateuch
The Historical Books
The Wisdom Books
The Prophetic Books
The book of Genesis belongs in this section of the Old Testament
The Pentateuch Books
The History Books
The wisdom Books
The Prophetic Books
The Book of Isaiah belongs in this section of the Old Testament
The Pentateuch Books
The Historical Books
The Wisdom Books
The Prophetic Books
This set of books contains the story of the Exodus and the Law
The Pentateuch
The Historical Books
The Wisdom Books
The Prophetic Books
The Book of Proverbs belongs in this section of the Old Testament
The Pentateuch Books
The Historical Books
The Wisdom Books
The Prophetic Books
How many Minor Prophets are there?
(a)
The messages conveyed by the Minor Prophets were just not as important as the messages conveyed by the Major Prophets
True
False
This set of books is our principal source for the life and teaching of Jesus Christ, our Savior
The gospels
The acts of the apostles
The Pauline epistles
Revelation
1 and 2 Corinthians are part of the
The gospel
The Pauline epistles
The letter to the Hebrew
The catholic epistles
Tells the story of the early Church
The acts of the apostles
The gospels
Revelation
None of the above
These letters addressed the specific needs of particular communities like Corinth and Rome
The Pauline epistles
The catholic epistles
The acts of the apostles
The gospel
Name the four Gospels
(a)
Name the two types of Revelation that we have talked about all year
(a)
Name the two Testaments contained in the Bible
(a)
Name the two translations of the Bible mentioned in Dei Verbum that we have also discused in class. One translation is Greek, the other Latin.
(a)
Name the two categories of prophets discussed in Chapter 3. They sound like baseball Leagues
(a)
Name the two natures of Jesus Christ. Jesus was fully ______________ and fully __________________
(a)
One of the facts to remember about the Pauline Epistles is that they appear in the Bible from the longest letter to the shortest letter.
True
False
Only with the gift of (a) could Adam and Eve truly respond to God’s love
The (a) became a religious celebration reminding the Chosen People of God’s deliverance, salvation, fidelity, and love
Meaning “first gospel,” the (a) is the initial sign of the Good News that God would not abandon his people and that Eve’s offspring would destroy the snake (sin and death).
Jacob was renamed (a) , meaning “one who contends with God,” after wrestling a mysterious person all night long.
A binding and solemn agreement between human beings or between God and people, holding each other to a particular course of action, is called a (a) .
The “fathers of the faith” are also known as the (a) .
The descendants of the sons of Jacob (Israel) are known as the (a)
(a) is a Greek word that means “five books
The (a) , a foundational event in the history of the Chosen People, occurred when Moses led the Hebrews out of Egypt and slavery.
Name the four sources of the Pentateuch
(a)
A biblical covenant requires commitment by two individuals or groups as well as a strong desire for the well-being of others.
True
False
The Pentateuch tells a continuous story without contradiction or repetition
True
False
The two main creation stories in Genesis are complementary rather than contradictory
True
False
While God was displeased with Adam and Eve’s disobedience he offered no punishment or consequences for their Original Sin
True
False
The story of Cain and Abel illustrates that Original Sin could lead to serious crime and murder, even fratricide
True
False
Abraham wrestled with “a mysterious” stranger who gave him a new name, “Israel.”
True
False
The scholarly approach(es) to the study of the Pentateuch are
Redaction Criticism
Source criticism
Both Redaction and Source Criticism
None of the above
Who is the man whom, in the Pentateuch, God asks to leave his home and travel to a new land that God would show him, and from him a “great nation would evolve”?
Issac
Joseph
Abram
Ishmael
The name “Israel” means
"contends with God"
"loves God"
"born of God"
"water of God"
How many stories of creation did we read about in the Book of Genesis
(a)
What is the Title of Chapter 4 of our Textbook?
(a)
What does the name Abram mean. Hint: It was discussed in the documentary by the goofy guy that drank the goat's milk
(a)
What does the name Isaac mean?
(a)
In Chapter Four, two characters (people) in the Book of Genesis are compared with Jesus. There were similarities between these two people and Jesus. Please name these two characters (people
(a)
After God, Moses is the main Figure in the Exodus.
True
False
How many plagues were sent by God to the Egyptian people?
One
Ten
Five
Twelve
